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Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 7:54 amby lammydave
Building a series 3 Li150 engine yesterday..
had the choice of a couple of casings, the best one had a different part number to the others
also, although it had the innocenti stamping, the part number was different
I'll post pics later of the two different types
Does anyone know what the "proper" part number is?
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 10:20 amby rossclark
Innocenti stamping is also cast into Indian casings, any other features?
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 12:18 pmby lammydave
just gonna get some pix.. the engine number says Italian...
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 1:26 pmby lammydave
One I have of three that are like this
the one in question
Stampings inside "standard"
"Other" stampings
as you can see, different part numbers and the lower stamping is different (supplier??)
Indian, Spanish? Italian?
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 3:17 pmby landybretta
Not sure if this helps but if they were Italian then engine number 150LI 805359 would be from a 1959 series II and engine number 150LI 842960 would be from a 1960 series II.
However I cannot find either of the parts numbers listed in any of the Italian parts manuals for the crankcase.
But with Innocenti records anything is possible.
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 4:55 pmby lammydave
thanks, landybretta...
Just to add a bit more mystery.. the earlier one is like this underneath, with the extra mounting lug for the exhaust (although some muppet has drilled the front one and gone thru the crankcase!!
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:27 pmby pacemaker
David the later 150 special that were registered in 1968 had 80xxx engine numbers and the extra mounting lug for the series 3 exhaust.
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 6:54 pmby lammydave
pacemaker wrote:David the later 150 special that were registered in 1968 had 80xxx engine numbers and the extra mounting lug for the series 3 exhaust.
aha!
that could be the mystery explained....
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:14 pmby ToBoldlyGo
Yes, but wouldn't it also be stamped LIS?
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 8:18 pmby Rich Oswald
ToBoldlyGo wrote:Yes, but wouldn't it also be stamped LIS?
Should be!
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:07 pmby landybretta
As far as I am aware the LI 150 Special frame was stamped LIS but the engine was stamped LI 150 (no S)
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:12 pmby pacemaker
quite correct the frame had the S but the engine did not.
Re: Series 3 engine casing
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Sun Nov 08, 2015 9:37 pmby rossclark
Those look like Italian casings from different foundries.
Spanish usually don't have the Innocenti cast in as they seem to have had their own moulds.
This is SIL Indian and has it as they're cast from adapted Italian moulds.
Don't know about other Indian sources as I've not handled any of those.
